Program Highlight:
Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders (HOME)

 

Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders (H.O.M.E.) is a private non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the equity of low- and moderate-income elderly homeowners so they can afford to "age in place" with dignity and financial security.

H.O.M.E.'s foundational core is its in-depth in-home professional financial counseling. Since H.O.M.E. sells no financial products, nor receives any commission for referrals, the focus of a H.O.M.E. counselor is to conserve and protect elderly homeowner equity so the elder can "age in place".

H.O.M.E. is on the Massachusetts list of approved Foreclosure Prevention and First-Time Home Counseling Services.

H.O.M.E. counselors help elders through:

• Education
• Remainder of Life Planning
• Foreclosure Prevention
• Consumer Protection for Seniors
• "Off Loading" - securing low-cost or no-cost public and private benefits as well as alternative resources such as fuel assistance and property tax relief

Eligibility

• Massachusetts homeowner with only one residence
• 60 years of age or older (50 if in jeopardy of losing your home)
• Annual income less than $30,000 individual / $40,000 couple

For more information: http://www.elderhomeowners.org/ or 800-583-5337.

Rev 7/19